,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjag,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,young7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins
 ,career and ,technical ,education ,act 
of #bjjf to support maker education and 
makerspaces4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the #bast ,century 
,strengthening ,hands ,on ,programs that
 ,cultivate ,learning ,approaches for   
,successful ,students ,act or the ,,shop
 ,,class ,act4  #b4 ,definitions        
,section #c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins   
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#ce7 ,maker education ,the 
term maker education means a hands-on   
learning approach that encourages       
students to imagine1 create1 innovate1  

tinker1 and collaborate through the     
process of manufacturing1 testing1 and  
demonstrating their ideas4  7#cf7       
,makerspace ,the term makerspace means a
 community space that provides access to
 tools1 technology and knowledge for    
learners and entrepreneurs1 which result
 in the prototyping or creation of      
physical goods1 and which supports the  
development of educational opportunities
 for personal growth1 workforce         
training1 and early stage business      
ventures4  4  #c4 ,state leadership     
activities ,section #abd of the ,carl   
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcdd7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7b77#c77;,d77iii71 by inserting before  
the semicolon at the end the following3 
and maker education2 and  7#b7 in       
subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by striking and  
at the end of paragraph 7#af77;,b72     
7,b7 by striking the period and         
inserting 2 and at the end of paragraph 
7#ag72 and  7,c7 by adding at the end   

the following3  7#ah7 support for maker 
education and makerspaces4  4  #d4      
,local uses of funds ,section #ace of   
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcee7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
subsection 7b77#e7-- 7,a7 by striking   
and at the end of subparagraph 7,c72    
7,b7 by adding and at the end of        
subparagraph 7,d72 and  7,c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7,e7 programs
 designed to train teachers specifically
 in the effective use and application of
 maker education and makerspaces2  2 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by      
striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#ai77;,d72  7,b7 by redesignating      
paragraph 7#bj7 as paragraph 7#ba72 and 
7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ai71
 the following3  7#bj7 to support maker 
education and makerspaces2 and  4